Pages for Target and Hello Kitty led the charge for growth of the 50 largest branded Facebook fan pages in May of this year. Both brands grew over 10%, while the average growth was a very modest 3%. There were lots of changes this month, as more than 15 pages fell in the rankings from last month.

Methodology

As always, you can read the methodology on our main page for this series. However, we are in the midst of automating this process to speed it and to better ensure data integrity. Finishing touches are being put on that now and the May list will be done with the new system.

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http://www.muddywall.com/ Muddywall

Thanks for sharing. Some interesting results. Hello Kitty have had amazing growth. Any ideas why?

http://www.muddywall.com/ Muddywall

Thanks for sharing. Some interesting results. Hello Kitty have had amazing growth. Any ideas why?

http://www.dishtvoffer.com/ Felicia Corrine

I wonder why Skype has got a low ranking-47! Thanks for sharing the list